Genesis 37
1 Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan.
Jacob demeura dans le pays des pérégrinations de son père, dans le pays de Canaan.
2 This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.
Voici l’histoire de la descendance de Jacob. Joseph, âgé de dix sept ans, menait paître les brebis avec ses frères. Passant son enfance avec les fils de Bilha et ceux de Zilpa, épouses de son père, Joseph débitait sur leur compte des médisances à leur père.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a tunic of many colours.
Or Israël préférait Joseph à ses autres enfants parce qu’il était le fils de sa vieillesse; et il lui avait fait une tunique à rayures.
4 His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.
Ses frères, voyant que leur père l’aimait de préférence à eux tous, le prirent en haine et ne purent se résoudre à lui parler amicalement.
5 Joseph dreamt a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
Joseph, ayant eu un songe, le conta à ses frères et leur haine pour lui s’en accrut encore.
6 He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamt:
II leur dit: "Écoutez, je vous prie, ce songe que j’ai eu.
7 for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf.”
Nous composions des gerbes dans le champ, soudain ma gerbe se dressa; elle resta debout et les vôtres se rangèrent à l’entour et s’inclinèrent devant la mienne."
8 His brothers asked him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.
Ses frères lui dirent: "Quoi! Régnerais-tu sur nous? Deviendrais-tu notre maître?" Et ils le haïrent plus encore, pour ses songes et pour ses propos.
9 He dreamt yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, “Behold, I have dreamt yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.”
Il eut encore un autre songe et le raconta à ses frères en disant: "J’Ai fait encore un songe où j’ai vu le soleil, la lune et onze étoiles se prosterner devant moi."
10 He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamt? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to the earth before you?”
II le répéta à son père et à ses frères. Son père le blâma et lui dit: "Qu’est ce qu’un pareil songe? Eh quoi! Nous viendrions, moi et ta mère et tes frères, nous prosterner à terre à tes pieds!"
11 His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
Les frères de Joseph le jalousèrent; mais son père retint l’affaire.
12 His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
Un jour ses frères étaient allés conduire les troupeaux de leur père à Sichem.
13 Israel said to Joseph, “Aren’t your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said to him, “Here I am.”
Israël dit à Joseph: "Tes frères font paître les troupeaux à Sichem. Viens donc, je veux t’envoyer auprès d’eux." II lui répondit: "Je suis prêt."
14 He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Il reprit: "Va voir, je te prie, comment se portent tes frères, comment se porte le bétail et rapporte m’en des nouvelles." II l’envoya ainsi de la vallée d’Hébron et Joseph se rendit à Sichem.
15 A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Un homme le rencontra errant dans la campagne; cet homme lui demanda: "Que cherches-tu?"
16 He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”
II répondit: "Ce sont mes frères que je cherche. Veuille me dire où ils font paître leur bétail."
17 The man said, “They have left here, for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
L’Homme dit: "Ils sont partis d’ici, car je les ai entendus dire: ‘Allons à Dothan’." Joseph s’en alla sur les pas de ses frères et il les trouva à Dothan.
18 They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
Ils l’aperçurent de loin; et, avant qu’il fût près d’eux, ils complotèrent de le faire mourir.
19 They said to one another, “Behold, this dreamer comes.
Ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: "Voici venir l’homme aux songes.
20 Come now therefore, and let’s kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, ‘An evil animal has devoured him.’ We will see what will become of his dreams.”
Or çà, venez, tuons le, jetons le dans quelque citerne, puis nous dirons qu’une bête féroce l’a dévoré. Nous verrons alors ce qui adviendra de ses rêves!"
21 Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.”
Ruben l’entendit et voulut le sauver de leurs mains; il se dit: "N’Attentons point à sa vie."
22 Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
Ruben leur dit donc: "Ne versez point le sang! Jetez le dans cette citerne qui est dans le désert, mais ne portez point la main sur lui." C’Était pour le sauver de leurs mains et le ramener à son père.
23 When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colours that was on him;
En effet, lorsque Joseph fut arrivé près de ses frères ils le dépouillèrent de sa robe, de la tunique à rayures dont il était vêtu;
24 and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.
et ils le saisirent et ils le jetèrent dans la citerne. Cette citerne était vide et sans eau.
25 They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Comme ils étaient assis pour prendre leur repas, ils levèrent les yeux et virent une caravane d’Ismaélites, laquelle venait de Galaad; leurs chameaux étaient chargés d’aromates, de baume et de lotus qu’ils allaient transporter en Égypte.
26 Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Juda dit à ses frères: "Quel avantage, si nous tuons notre frère et si nous scellons sa mort?
27 Come, and let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh.” His brothers listened to him.
Venez, vendons le aux Ismaélites et que notre main ne soit pas sur lui, car il est notre frère, notre chair!" Et ses frères consentirent.
28 Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The merchants brought Joseph into Egypt.
Or, plusieurs marchands madianites vinrent à passer, qui tirèrent et firent remonter Joseph de la citerne, puis le vendirent aux Ismaélites pour vingt pièces d’argent. Ceux ci emmenèrent Joseph en Égypte.
29 Reuben returned to the pit, and saw that Joseph wasn’t in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
Ruben revint à la citerne et voyant que Joseph n’y était plus, il déchira ses vêtements,
30 He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”
retourna vers ses frères et dit: "L’Enfant n’y est plus et moi, où irai je?"
31 They took Joseph’s tunic, and killed a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
Ils prirent la robe de Joseph, égorgèrent un chevreau et trempèrent la robe dans son sang;
32 They took the tunic of many colours, and they brought it to their father, and said, “We have found this. Examine it, now, and see if it is your son’s tunic or not.”
puis ils envoyèrent cette tunique à rayures, qu’on apporta à leur père en disant: "Voici ce que nous avons trouvé; examine si c’est la tunique de ton fils ou non."
33 He recognised it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”
II la reconnut et s’écria: "La tunique de mon fils! Une bête féroce l’a dévoré! Joseph, Joseph a été mis en pièces!"
34 Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
Et Jacob déchira ses vêtements et il mit un cilice sur ses reins et il porta longtemps le deuil de son fils.
35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” His father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
Tous ses fils et toutes ses filles se mirent en devoir de le consoler; mais il refusa toute consolation et dit: "Non! Je rejoindrai, en pleurant, mon fils dans la tombe!" Et son père continua de le pleurer. (Sheol h7585)
36 The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
Quant aux Madianites, ils le vendirent en Égypte à Putiphar, officier de Pharaon, chef des gardes.
